JP3299177B2 - Display control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a display control device, and more particularly, to a display control device for registered information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mobile radio communication device such as a portable telephone has a speed dial function and a telephone directory function. In these speed dial and telephone directory functions, one telephone number is assigned to one ordinary name.

For example, when a call is to be made by abbreviated dialing, the name of the person is searched for from the registered data by scrolling, and a call operation is performed to automatically call the telephone number registered for this name. It is possible to make a call.

[0004]

In this type of portable telephone, when a plurality of telephone numbers such as a home, a company, and a portable telephone can be registered by the same person, a name is also registered for each telephone number. If a registered name and telephone number are to be displayed when making a call, they are displayed in the order of registration. Therefore, when all telephone numbers are registered for the same person at once, these telephone numbers are displayed in order at the time of display, so that the user can easily sort to some extent.

[0005] However, if a telephone number of another person is registered while a plurality of telephone numbers are registered for the same person, the display of the plurality of telephone numbers for a person who wants to make a call is separated. For example, first register Sato's name and home phone number, then register Tanaka's name and company phone number, Suzuki's name and mobile phone number, and after several days, Sato If you register your name and mobile phone number, the display at the time of calling will be in the order of registration, along with each name, Sato's home, Tanaka's company, Suzuki's mobile, Sato's mobile phone Become. Therefore, since a plurality of telephone numbers of the same person, Mr. Sato, are displayed in a distant order, sorting becomes difficult and it takes time.

[0006] Further, in the case of displaying in the order of registration, the maximum value of the scroll required for calling the speed dial needs to be the same as the number registered in the speed dial.

[0007] Further, when a plurality of information including a name and a telephone number as a pair is displayed on the display section, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize the information.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved display control device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a display control device that improves the operability and convenience of the user.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a display control device according to the present invention comprises: identification information for identifying a name of a destination in advance; a telephone number of the destination; Storage means for storing a plurality of pairs in pairs with attribute information indicating the attributes of the above, input means for inputting identification information desired to be searched from among the plurality of stored pairs, and corresponding to the input identification information. comprising extracting means for extracting a pair with the identification information from the storage unit, the attribute information stored in the extracted identification information paired, and display means for displaying together with the extracted identification information, the extracting means
The display means when there are a plurality of pairs extracted in
Is one extracted identification information and a plurality of extracted
And displaying sex information .

[0011]

Preferably, the attribute information is an icon.

Preferably, the display control device is provided in a mobile communication device or a portable information terminal.

[0014] The display control device of the present invention may further include a first input unit for inputting identification information for identifying the name of the destination to be transmitted, the telephone number of the destination, and attribute information indicating the attribute of the telephone number. At least two pairs of input means and identification information, telephone number and attribute information input by the input means.
A storage unit for storing the above pairs, and a desired pair is searched from at least two or more pairs stored in the storage unit .
Input means for inputting the identification information for the first time, temporary holding means for temporarily holding a pair having the identification information corresponding to the identification information input by the second input means, Display means for displaying the attribute information paired with the identification information together with the temporarily held identification information, wherein there are a plurality of pairs having the identification information input by the second input means In addition, the display means,
One extracted identification information and a plurality of extracted attribute information are displayed.

Further, in the display control method according to the present invention, there is provided a step of inputting identification information for identifying a name of a call destination, a telephone number of the call destination, and attribute information indicating an attribute of the telephone number. inputted identification information, and storing the at least two pairs in the pair telephone number and attribute information, at from at least two or more pairs of the stored
Inputting identification information for searching for a desired pair, temporarily holding a pair having identification information corresponding to the identification information input as a search target, and temporarily holding identification information Attribute information that is paired with
Displaying together with the temporarily held identification information, and when there are a plurality of pairs having the identification information inputted as the search target, one extracted identification information and a plurality of extracted attributes And displaying information.

Further, the display control method of the present invention preferably includes a step of executing a calling process for a telephone number paired with the displayed attribute information.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a structural block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a main part of a mobile phone device as an example of a mobile communication device.

In FIG. 1, when a call is received from a base station (not shown) by the radio unit 1, the control unit 2 compares the unique identification number (ID) stored in the ROM 3 with the ID included in the incoming signal. If they match, a speaker (not shown) is sounded. When the user operates the off-hook button of the key operation unit 4 in response to the notification, the control unit 2 sends an incoming call response signal from the wireless unit 1 and the transmission / reception unit 5
Initiate a call using.

On the other hand, when making a call, when the other party is dialed from the key operation unit 4 and the off-hook button is operated, the control unit 2 sends a call signal from the wireless unit 1. The telephone number of the dialed destination is displayed on the display unit 6 for confirmation. The line is connected to the other party, and when a response is received, a call is started.

A speed dial is preferably registered in the RAM 7. Further, it may have an incoming call history and a telephone directory function. If a speed dial is designated by a key operation of the key operation unit 4 at the time of calling, a name and a telephone number stored in the RAM 7 in advance are sequentially displayed, and a call is made to one selected telephone number.

The key operation unit 4 includes at least a numeric keypad,
It has an off-hook button and various function keys for designating and scrolling speed dials.

In the present invention, as described later in detail, R
When the registration information such as the speed dial registered in the AM 7 is displayed on the display unit 6, a plurality of telephone numbers are distinguished and displayed for each same name.

Although the portable telephone has other constitutions besides the constitution shown in FIG. 1, description of parts not particularly related to the present invention is omitted.

In FIG. 1, a mobile phone is used.
The present invention is applied to pagers, car phones, cordless phones,
The present invention can be applied to any mobile communication device such as a second-generation cordless telephone PHS, and can be applied to a fixed communication device, a portable information terminal, a personal computer, and the like other than the mobile communication device.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing an example of registration of a preferred speed dial according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, first, the registration mode of the abbreviated dial is set by the key operation unit 4 (step S).
101) First, the name of the destination, preferably the name, is entered in katakana or hiragana (step S102).
These katakana and hiragana are selected by a predetermined specific key operation of the key operation unit 4, and katakana or hiragana is input by operating the ten keys.

Next, when the input katakana or hiragana is converted into kanji (step S103, YE
S), by a predetermined key operation of the key operation unit 4,
Kanji conversion is performed (step S104). When the input of the name is completed by the kanji conversion, a telephone number is input next (step S105).

On the other hand, if the kanji conversion is not required (step S103, NO), the process shifts to input of a telephone number (step S105).

The katakana, hiragana, and kanji characters do not necessarily indicate the names themselves.
Any information can be used as long as it can identify the destination. The information for identifying the other party is, for example, a nickname or a symbol.

When the input of the telephone number is completed, subsequently, icon information characterizing the telephone number, that is, icon information indicating the attribute of the telephone number is selected (step S106). The icons are preferably stored in ROM3,
The attribute indicates whether the telephone number is a home, a company, a mobile phone owned, a school, a facsimile, or the like. And it is preferable that one is selected from them.

When the selection of the icon is completed, the registration number of the speed dial is selected by operating the key of the key operation unit 4 (step S107), and the speed dial registration operation ends.

FIG. 3 shows the RAM 7 thus registered.
Is shown. In FIG. 3, first, Sato's name, phone number, and an icon indicating his / her home are registered, and then Tanaka's name,
When the icon indicating the phone number and the company, the name of Suzuki (Suzuki), the icon indicating the phone number and the mobile phone are registered, and finally the icon indicating the name, phone number and the mobile phone of Sato are registered Is shown. For each registration, the speed dial number is 1
It is assumed that up to 4 are specified in order from. The RAM 7 stores information on a set of speed dial numbers, identification information, names, telephone numbers, and icons for the number of speed dials.

In the RAM 7, the data may be stored in the order of registration, or may be stored in the order of the designated speed dial. In any case, unless the operator consecutively designates a plurality of telephone numbers of the same person or consecutively designates speed dial numbers, they are not stored side by side.

Next, the operation of displaying registered information such as registered speed dials will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a state where the search mode of the speed dial is specified by a predetermined key operation of the key operation unit 4 (step S201), the name to be searched is changed by the key operation of the key operation unit 4. When the input is performed in hiragana or katakana (step S202), and the start operation of the search is operated from the key operation unit 4, the search is executed (step S203). This search is executed based on the input hiragana or katakana, that is, the identification information of the other party, and the identification information corresponding to the input identification information is R.
It is determined whether it is stored in AM7.

Note that the registered Hiragana / Katakana
When the input katakana / hiragana matches or has a specific relationship, it is preferable that it is possible to set whether or not to consider them as a match. That is, when a hiragana corresponding to the input katakana is searched, it is preferable to select in advance whether or not to consider it as a match, and to determine a match or not according to the selection. Also, a match search may be performed using Chinese characters.

The determination of a match in step S204 is as follows.
They may completely match or may have a predetermined specific relationship. Also, this match determination is made in the RAM 7
May be performed in the order of the speed dial number registered in
The order of registration may be used.

If there is no match in the processing of step S204, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 6 (step S204).

On the other hand, in the processing of step S204, those which are determined to be coincident are subjected to extraction work (step S204).
206). In this extraction, one set of information about the matching one in the RAM 7 is temporarily stored in a register in the control unit 2. For example, when "Sato" is entered as identification information for identifying a name to be searched, all the speed dial information stored in the RAM 7 is searched,
The information of the corresponding speed dial numbers 1 and 4 is sent from the RAM 7 to the register and stored in the register.

The information stored in the register may be all information of one set, or may be information in one set excluding identification information.

When the search for all registered speed dial information is completed (step S207, YES),
Everything that is determined to match is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (step S208), and the process ends.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a preferred example of the display of the registration information on the display unit 6. As shown in FIG.

The retrieved identification information "Sato" is displayed in the upper part of the display unit 6, and icons indicating the home and the mobile phone stored corresponding to the identification information are displayed in the lower part.
In FIG. 5, the icon indicating the home is surrounded by a dotted line,
This dotted line can be moved with respect to the displayed icon by operating the scroll key of the key operation unit 4. It is preferable that the telephone number is displayed on the icon surrounded by the dotted line, and that a call can be activated. For automatic calling, the control unit 2
Is displayed with an icon surrounded by a dotted line,
When the off-hook button is operated, the telephone number corresponding to the icon is modulated as dial data via the radio unit 1 and transmitted to the base station.

In FIG. 5, the identification information is displayed.
A name, for example, “Sato” may be displayed instead of the identification information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the display.

The difference from FIG. 5 is that characters, homes, mobile phones and the like are displayed instead of icons. This character display is performed by making the processing in step S106 shown in FIG. 2 a character instead of an icon, and registering a character instead of an icon in the registration shown in FIG.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, when searching for information in which a name and a telephone number are registered as a pair of information, the name to be searched or the identification information of the name is input and registered. If there is a match in the information, the name or identification information for the same name or the same identification information is displayed on one screen and a plurality of telephone numbers are displayed to make it easier for the user to recognize. Thus, operability and convenience can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a registration operation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a preferred storage pattern in a RAM shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a search operation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display state of a preferred example of the display unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display state of another preferred example of the display unit shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Radio part 2 Control part 3 ROM 4 Key operation part 5 Transmission / reception part 6 Display part 7 RAM

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] Storage means for storing a plurality of pairs of identification information for identifying a name of a destination, a telephone number of the destination, and attribute information indicating an attribute of the telephone number in advance; Input means for inputting identification information to be searched from among the plurality of stored pairs; extracting means for extracting a pair having identification information corresponding to the input identification information from the storage means; Attribute information stored in pairs with information
Display means for displaying together with the extracted identification information, when there are a plurality of pairs extracted by the extraction means,
The display control device, wherein the display unit displays one extracted identification information and a plurality of extracted attribute information. 2. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein said extraction means is a register for temporarily holding a pair stored in said storage means. 3. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information is an icon. 4. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display control device is provided in a mobile communication device or a portable information terminal. 5. A first input means for inputting, as a pair, identification information for identifying the name of a destination to which a call is made, the telephone number of the destination, and attribute information indicating the attribute of the telephone number to the speed dial number. And a pair of information input by the input means at least 2
A storage unit for storing the above, a second input unit for inputting identification information for searching for a desired pair of information from at least two or more pairs of information stored in the storage unit, and a second input unit When there are a plurality of pairs having identification information corresponding to the input identification information, the display device includes a display unit for displaying one extracted identification information and a plurality of extracted attribute information. Display control device. 6. First input means for inputting identification information for identifying a name of a destination to be transmitted, a telephone number of the destination, and attribute information indicating an attribute of the telephone number; Means for storing at least two pairs of identification information, telephone number and attribute information inputted as a pair, and searching for a desired pair from at least two or more pairs stored in the storage means a second input means for inputting identification information, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the pair having identification information corresponding to the second identification information inputted by the input means, temporarily holds identification Display means for displaying attribute information paired with the information together with the temporarily held identification information, and when there are a plurality of pairs having the identification information inputted by the second input means, , The display Stage, display control unit and displaying one of the extracted identification information, which is extracted and a plurality of attribute information. 7. A step of inputting identification information for identifying a name of a destination to which a call is made, a telephone number of the destination, and attribute information indicating an attribute of the telephone number. And storing at least two or more pairs with the attribute information as a pair, and detecting a desired pair from the stored at least two or more pairs.
It is a step of inputting identification information to search the steps of temporarily holding the pair having identification information corresponding to the identification information input as the search of the subject, and temporarily held identification information paired And displaying the attribute information together with the temporarily held identification information, and when there are a plurality of pairs having the identification information input as the search target, one extracted identification information; Displaying the extracted plurality of pieces of attribute information. 8. The display control method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of executing a calling process for a telephone number paired with the displayed attribute information.